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Soylent Green’s analysis is of course correct, but it does not deal with interesting defences by Black. Thus, after 1. Bc7 Ka6 2. g7, Black can play 2… Nd8, intending 3…Be6. White has to play 3. B x d8, and only then Black plays 3…Ba4. After 4. Kc4 (forced), Black then plays 4…Be8, setting a trap: 5. g8=Q Bf7 6. Q x f7 stalemate. However, White can instead play 5. g8=B! and should win.